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From Boots to Books: A Case Study of the Experiences of Military-Connected Students Using Military Education Benefits at Southeastern North Carolina Institutions of Higher Learning
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Jessica Barnes Sabater – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study explored the impact of military education benefits on influencing how service members, while enlisted, navigated their higher education journeys. Iloh's model of college-going decisions was an integral theoretical framework in the implementation of this qualitative case study. The case study aimed to capture the narratives of the…
Descriptors: Military Service, Military Personnel, Higher Education, Federal Legislation
Factors Associated with Upward Transfer at a Rural Community College
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Goodson, Drew Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Upward transfer is the process by which students begin their higher education at a Community College or other two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution to complete their bachelor degree. Community Colleges enroll 45% of all undergraduates in the United States, or approximately 7.7 million students (AACC, 2015). From their…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Universities, Community College Students, Institutional Mission
A Qualitative Study of Students from Counties of Persistent Poverty and How Social Capital Impacts Their Decision to Pursue Higher Education
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Brown, Ivey – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how and why the human, cultural, and social capital (or lack thereof) of students from rural North Carolina counties of persistent poverty impacted their decision to attend a historically black college or university (HBCU). Students from counties of persistent poverty in their first semester…
Descriptors: Counties, Poverty, Social Capital, Decision Making
Latino Voices: A Qualitative Study of First Generation College Latino Males
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Brown, Gerald Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A qualitative study design was used to describe the perceptions and beliefs about higher education of seven first generation college Latino male students enrolled in higher education in the Southeastern part of the U.S. The purpose of this investigation was to explore the students' experiences regarding the various factors, which they perceive may…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, First Generation College Students, Males, Qualitative Research
Understanding Student Success and Institutional Outcomes in Service-Learning Coursework at a North Carolina Community College: A Propensity Score Study
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Marts, Jennifer Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Service-learning has roots deep in higher education. Community colleges and service-learning have an organic relationship as they both strive to represent and support their local communities. This study implemented propensity score matching to study the impact of service-learning on student outcomes for community college students. Much of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Service Learning, Academic Achievement
Navigating Mainstream Higher Education: Examining the Experiences of Native Students Using Tinto's Interactionalist's Model
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Harrington, Billie Jo Graham – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Postsecondary degree attainment for American Indian college students at predominantly White institutions has consistently been the lowest among any ethnic and/or racial group for the past three decades. A plethora of studies have been conducted to examine the experiences of Native students at mainstream institutions within the conceptual framework…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, College Students, Educational Environment, Racial Factors